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043.0000 Family Polypodiaceae J. & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. [J.Presl & C.Presl]159 (1822)
67 genera, ca. 1700 spp. Phylogeny: Wei & Zhang 2022
Species listed in database: 1775; hybrids: 50
= Platyceriaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(3): 18 (1978)
= Drynariaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 1-37 (1978)
= Grammitidaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 7 (1840) (Grammitaceae auct., missp.)
= Gymnogrammitidaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 12 (1966)
= Loxogrammaceae Ching ex Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 11 (1975)
= Platyceriaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: ? (1940)
= Pleurosoriopsidaceae Sa.Kurata & Ikebe ex Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 17 (1978)
043.9037 Genus Acrosorus Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 1, Suppl. 2: 158 (1906)
Distribution: SE-Asia to Polynesia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
Species listed in database: 8
species :
Acrosorus friderici-et-pauli (Christ) Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 1, Suppl. 2: 159 (1906)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Kelantan, Selangor); Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Mt. Kinabalu); Sulawesi; Philippines (Mindoro, Negros, etc.); Moluccas (Ambon, Seram)
41 THA VIE 42 BOR MLY MOL PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrosorus exaltatus (Copel.) Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 1, Suppl. 2: 159, t. 15 (1906)
= Acrosorus merrillii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 2: 136 (1907), nom. illeg., non Polypodium merrillii Copel. (1905)
= Acrosorus symmetricus Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 81: 44 (1952)
= Acrosorus triangularis Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 8: 347 (1909)
= Davallia exaltata Copel.; Fragm. Fl. Philipp. [Perkins] 180 (1905)
= Davallia friderici-et-pauli Christ; Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 11: 202, t. 2, f. 1-4 (1895)
= Davallia merrillii (Copel.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912) 23 (1913)
= Polypodium exaltatum (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 614 (1909) (non L. (1759))
= Polypodium friderici-et-pauli Christ; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Ser. 2, 4: 37 (1904) (non Christ 1896)
= Polypodium sarasinorum Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 615 (1909)
= Polypodium tortile Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 616 (1909)
= Polypodium triangulare Scort. ex Bedd.; J. Bot. 25: 324 (1887), nom. illeg. non J. F. Gmel. (1791)
= Prosaptia friederici-et-pauli (Christ) Christ; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 41 (1905)
species :
Acrosorus pectinatus Parris; J. Pl. Taxon. & Geogr. (Webbia) 80(2): 168 (2025)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Acrosorus reineckei (Christ) Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 2: 136 (1907)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, d´Entrecasteaux Isl.: Fergusson Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Kolombangara); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu)
42 NWG 43 SOL 60 SAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Calymmodon kaniensis (Brause) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 216 (1947)
= Davallia reineckei Christ; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 341, t. 5, f. 1 (1896)
= Grammitis reineckei (Christ) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 48 (2018)
= Polypodium kaniense Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 40, t. 2H (1912)
= Polypodium reineckei (Christ) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912) 28 (1917)
= Prosaptia reineckei (Christ) Christ; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 41 (1905)
species :
Acrosorus schlechteri Christ; Geogr. Farne 221, 238 (1910)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrosorus grammitidiphyllus (Copel.) Parris; Kew Bull. 59(2): 223 (2004)
= Calymmodon grammitidiphyllus Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 18: 224 (1942)
= Davallia schlechteri (Christ) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 663 (1905)
= Grammitis grammitidiphylla (Copel.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 44 (2018)
= Grammitis schlechteri (Christ) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 48 (2018)
= Polypodium schlechteri (Christ) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 614 (1909)
= Prosaptia schlechteri Christ; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 41 (1905)
species :
Acrosorus sclerophyllus (Alderw.) Parris; Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, B 38(3), 93-119 (2012)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Grammitis sclerophylla (Alderw.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 48 (2018)
= Polypodium sclerophyllum Alderw.; Nova Guinea 14: 45 (1924)
species :
Acrosorus streptophyllus (Baker) Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 56: 480 (1935)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Johor); Borneo (Sarawak, Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Sulawesi; ?Philippines (?Mindanao); Moluccas (Seram)
42 BOR MLY MOL SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Polypodium streptophyllum Baker; J. Bot. 17: 42 (1879)
species :
Acrosorus subtriangularis (Alderw.) Parris; Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, B 38(3), 93-119 (2012)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon)
42 MOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Grammitis subtriangularis (Alderw.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 49 (2018)
= Polypodium subtriangulare Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 18: 20 (1908)
species :
Acrosorus vallatus Parris; sp. nov. in prep.
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram)
42 MOL
Remarks: name mentioned in Ebihara et al. (2012): Rare and Threatened Pteridophytes of Asia 1.
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